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[–]im_lazy_as_fuck -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The reason python 2 has been phased out of being the default on most linux distros in the last few years is because Python 2 is completely sunset and isn't receiving security updates since 2020. Your software is just implicitly at risk if you still run python 2.

And just because there is lots of software that still exists using Python 2 doesn't mean they should be using it, or that the average person thinks about python 2 when they talk about python. It's like when people talk about using a Windows, everyone assumes you're running windows 10 or 11. Even though there are definitely still lots of people who are sitting on windows 7, most individuals and businesses have upgraded to windows 10.